If you want to take in the sights and sounds of your destination while you vacation, Google and TripAdvisor have just the thing for you: playlists for popular travel spots on Play Music. And if you aren't yet a subscriber, those who download TripAdvisor now are eligible for a two-month free trial to Play Music's paid service.

To find a playlist, you don't have to do anything more than search for a city on TripAdvisor. A Play Music widget will appear with a music suggestion, if one exists.

Obviously, you can enjoy this feature even if your travel plans are more aspirational than realistic. While it's a neat little initiative, we're not blind to the fact that it seems to be just as much about getting you to download TripAdvisor as it is about enhancing your music experience.

With that said, unique playlists are still unique playlists. And even better, a two-month trial is a two-month trial no matter what the motivation.

Moving in the right direction...... now if we could have more joined up thinking! How about all museums/ art galleries and other tourist attractions make their audio files available in Google Play Music.

Currently we have this crazy situation, in Europe at least, where institutions either develop their own app for visitors to download, or hand out audio phones to visitors for the hour. By simply putting the audio files in google play music, then people can use the free wi-fi within the building to listen to the tracks on google play music. It would also be very easy for the institution to update the tracks for everyone - no messing with an app or audio phones.

P.

No playlist for Reykjavik? Meh

Marshall

I was in Iceland for holidays last months , for this place created by vikings , we listened a lot of nordic metal , Amon Amarth is the best exemple :-)
Lovelly country by the way.

P.

Oh yeah, that's for sure. There is a viking metal band, Skalmold, which is one of my favorites.

My interest in an Reykjavik playlist comes mostly because Iceland's musical scene is very unique, from electronica to metal. Besides, I hope someday to go there :)